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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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